September 21, 1971 was a beautiful day. Twenty-five-year-old Cst. Bob MacKinnon had almost six years in the Force when he was called into...

In 2002 the RCMP Mounted Police Foundation donated $6000 to build a seating area with a plaque that told the unbelievable story of The...

Following Confederation with Canada in 1949, the Newfoundland Ranger Force, formed in 1935 to police the rural areas of what is now the...

Cyril Goodyear has worn an incredible number of hats in his lifetime. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, is one of the last...

Richard Noel is ninety-one years old and lives by himself in a condo in St. John’s. He was born August 16, 1927. He has to lean in to...

Constable Rose Marie Russell-Coffey made history in 1975 when she became the first female RCMP police officer in Newfoundland and...

When Anne James was living in her hometown of Bishop’s Falls, her brother was friends with an RCMP member. At the time she was working...

Trudy Murray waited patiently for the announcement that came on May 23, 1974. RCMP Commissioner Maurice Nadon told the country that the...

George Sproule grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, wanting to be a doctor. He realized into his late teenaged years that there was no way...

Sgt. Bill Smith joined the RCMP on July 4th, 1973 in Harbour Grace, his hometown. He grew up with an interest in policing after a cousin...

The women joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police today can’t even begin to imagine what the first women experienced: The fun, the...

Constable Cheryl LaFosse grew up in a policing family. Her father was RCMP Supt. Jack LaFosse who joined the Newfoundland Ranger Force in...

It It is 3501 km from Liverpool, England to St. John’s, NL. Retired Staff Sgt. Kenneth (Ken) Le Breton has travelled that route home many...

There are a lot of similarities between Newfoundland and Ireland: the rugged coastline, the ability to speak at the speed of lightning,...

UFO’s are no strangers to Newfoundland and Labrador. As a matter of fact, the UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are quite frequent CFAs...

My daughter went to a music summer camp in July and their final performance was held at an Irish pub and restaurant downtown. It's a...

I was standing in the checkout line at the Dollar Store in the mall with a basket full of decorations for my daughter's birthday party....

When I was about seven years old I went to the shopping mall with my mother. We would always start at Woolco. She would take me to the...

Tara’s fingers fumbled for the pen and paper she kept by the sink.

(My blog is not only about funny parts of my life but also where I feature my short stories. This short story was inspired by real events bu